The strange rules on jerseys in the Coupe de France

Recently, the Coupe de France has managed to make headlines for the incredible journeys that some of the clubs are forced to make, hours and hours of travel due to the fact that teams from French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin and Saint Pierre and Miquelon also participate in the competition. But apart from the long plane journeys to the South Pacific, the Coupe de France, the competition awarded by the Fédération Française de Football, is also famous for some of the strange rules that have been in place since its foundation in 1918. First and foremost, all teams are forced to take to the field with a different main sponsor from the one they use in the league or other cups. In fact, all teams are obliged to choose one of the two partners of the competition, Betclic or Crédit Agricole, and the same rules apply to the sleeve and back sponsors. This is one of the reasons why PSG took to the pitch a few weeks ago wearing a shirt with Betclic on the chest and not the 'usual' Accor Live Limitless.

As Footpack, the magazine that brought some of these strange rules to light, pointed out, in the 7th and 8th rounds of the Coupe de France, the FFF only allows teams to field five different club colours: white, red, blue, yellow and green. The home team must always choose between white and red, while the away team has three options: blue, yellow and green and if they do not have any of the colours listed, the FFF itself will provide the kits with the help of Nike and its standard models. This decision has forced several teams such as EA Guingamp, Toulouse and many others to never play in their traditional colours. Marseille a few weeks ago, because of this rule was forced to play with a jersey designed for the previous season. Very strict rules that have to be respected by all clubs from professional to amateur ones, without any kind of exception.